Photos: Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

More than 400 dogs were entered into the Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show on Saturday and Sunday, where owners and handlers showed off more than 100 different breeds — ranging wildly in size, appearance, hair length and color. Judges were choosing the best dogs of each breed, group and the best in the show at the Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex in Chatham. Owners and handlers kept busy throughout the afternoon Sunday running their dogs through the rings for the judges, brushing their hair and applying products.

Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

A standard size poodle sits on a table at the breeder show, where more than 400 dogs participated.

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Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

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Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

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Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

Caleb Ayers/Register & Bee

Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

Caleb Ayers/Register & Bee

Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

Caleb Ayers/Register & Bee

Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

Caleb Ayers/Register & Bee

Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

Caleb Ayers/Register & Bee

Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

Caleb Ayers/Register & Bee

Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

Caleb Ayers/Register & Bee

Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

Caleb Ayers/Register & Bee

Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

Caleb Ayers/Register & Bee

Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

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Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

Zachary Newton, a professional handler from Indiana, grooms his Maltese, Joey, at the Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show on Sunday. Newton travels across the country showing dogs for clients, as well as his own dogs.

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Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

A man talks to his Old English sheepdog, who has just been groomed and is waiting for his turn to go into the ring at Sunday’s breeder show.

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Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

A puffy-haired Pomeranian waits to go into the ring with its handler.

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Danville Kennel Club Breeder Show

A chow chow — a rare dog with a smashed face — stands with its handler.

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